Draft brace



g- 1937. s. B. RICHARDSON 2,088,611

DRAFT BRAGE Filed May 16, 1936 Inventor 35/ 53072 ardsan, v

' 9 M and i? 6 A tlomeyS Patented Aug. 3, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE Application May 16,

3 Claims.

This invention is a draft brace and the object of the invention is toprovide a brace especially adapted for use on mowers for bracing thedraft tongue with respect to the axle of the mowin 5 machine.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be bestunderstood from a study of the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating the application of the brace, and

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the brace.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals it will be seen that inthe preferred em- 15 bodiment thereof the brace indicated by thereference numeral 5 is formed from a tubular rod of suitable length oneend of which is flat and apertured as at 6 for attachment to the drafttongue 1 of a mowing machine indicated gen- 20 erally as 8 at one sideof the draft tongue through the medium of bolts or the like 9 and at apoint approximately one foot in advance of the double tree or evener asshown in Figure 1.

At its respective opposite end the brace rod 25 is bifurcated to formextensions or fingers I that are bent into a plane offset from the planeof the 1 rod 5 and form a fork adapted to straddle the axle I2 of themachine as shown in Figure l. A two part clamp or the like 13 isengageable with the 30 extensions II in a manner suggested in Figure lfor drawing these extensions tight about the axle l2 to prevent lateralmovement of the end of the brace bar associated with the axle lengthwisealong the axle.

A brace block l4 extends laterally from the tongue I and is secured tothe tongue by straps or the like I5. At its free end block I4 has a holetherethrough through which extends the brace rod 5 as shown.

Thus it will be seen that a bar applied in the manner shown will serveto admirably brace the the draft tongue of a mower or similar machine.

1936, Serial No. 80,150

It will also be appreciated that a brace bar providing the features ofthe present invention can be cheaply and economically made and can beattached in position with a minimum amount of effort and withoutrequiring a great deal of skill.

It is thought that the invention together with its advantages will beunderstood without a more detailed description.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. In combination with the draft tongue and front axle of a mower orlike machine, a draft brace comprising a single length of rod providedat one end for lateral engagement with the draft tongue and adapted atsaid end to be positively secured to the tongue, said draft brace at itsrespective opposite end being forked and having said forked endstraddling said axle.

2. In combination with the draft tongue and front axle of a mower orlike machine, a draft brace comprising a single length of rod providedat one end for lateral engagement with the draft tongue and adapted atsaid end to be positively secured to the tongue, said draft brace at itsrespective opposite end being forked and having said forked endstraddling said axle, and a clamp engaging the forked end of the bracerod for seformed by the split extended longitudinally and in parallelismto provide a fork adapted to straddle the axle of the mower and meansconnecting the forked ends to each other to secure the axle in the fork.

SAMUEL B. RICHARDSON.

